Process Safety Management of Highly

Process safety management of highly hazardous chemicals... 

Protection of Employees. In 1986, shortly after the Bhopal disaster, OSHA contracted to develop a federal standard on process ha2ards management. A proposed standard was issued in 1990, and the Process Safety Management of Highly Ha2ardous Chemicals standard was issued and implemented in 1992 (36). 

Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals Tide 29, Subtitie B, Chapt. XVII, Part 1910, Subpart H, Paragraph 119, of the Code ofFederal Regulations (29 CER 1910.119), FederalRegisterhl >()) 6403, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Feb. 24, 1992). 

Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals (PSM) OSHA 29 CFR 1910.119... 

Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardons Chemicals Explosives and Blasting Agents Einal Rnle, Federal Register, Vol. 57, No. 36, Eeh-rnary 24, 1992. 

Qccupational Safety and Health Administration (QSHA) (1992). 29 CFR Part 1910. Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals Explosives and Blasting Agents Final Rule. Federal Register 57, 36 (February 24), 6356-417. 

Employee - According to 29CFR1910.119, Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals," an hourly, salaried, or contract person who works at a facility and is subject to I he process hazards. 

Highly Hazardous Chemical - Toxic, reactive, flammable, or explosive substances, as defined in Appendix A of 29 CFR 1910.119, "Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals."... 

OSHA. 1991. Process safety management of highly hazardous chemicals explosives and blasting agents. Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Federal Register 57(36) 6356. February 24, 1991. 

The lower losses in the last 5-year period, compared to the previous 5 years between 1987 and 1996, is likely the result of governmental regulations that were implemented in the United States during this time that is, on February 24,1992, OSHA published its final rule Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals. This rule became effective on May 26,... 

Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals, Explosives, and Blasting Caps," U. S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 57 Federal Register 6355, February 24,1992. 

CFR 1910.119, 29 Code of Federal Regulation (CFR) 1910.119, Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC... 

OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor, Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals— Compliance Guidelines and Enforcement Procedures, 29 C.F.R. Part 1910.119, OSHA Instruction CPL 2-2.45A, Sept. 28, 1992, pp. A-33-A-38. 

ORC report helped form a new law within the United States. The new standard, OSHA 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals, is part of the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations and was drafted in July 1990, and implemented on May 26, 1992. 

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